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“Telstar” (The Tornados)

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It’s instrumental week here at the old Classic Song of the Day blog, and today’s classic instrumental song of the day is “Telstar” by the Tornados. This instrumental, released in August of 1962, went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a number-one hit in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the…

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  • April 9, 2025

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